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Dive into the fascinating geological history of the Rionegro region in Colombia, a complex area situated where the Eastern Cordillera meets the Middle Magdalena Valley. This video explores a comprehensive study that reconstructs the region's past from its ancient metamorphic basement, dating back to the Proterozoic and Paleozoic eras. You'll journey through time to discover the establishment of vast marine basins in the Jurassic, which persisted through the Cretaceous and into the Tertiary, influencing depositional environments and sediment patterns. See how integrating diverse data like biostratigraphy, U-Pb geochronology, and thermochronology helps reveal uplifted terrains, facies changes, and the origins of sediments. Witness the dramatic tectonic events that shaped the region, including the eastward movement of the Caribbean Plate causing significant compression and the formation of north-south oriented horst/graben structures. Learn how a later subduction event likely led to intrusive magmatic activity, and how these powerful forces, along with specific structures and magmatism, point to significant potential for mineral resources, including various types of gold deposits. This geological evolution also holds crucial implications for understanding hydrocarbon systems, such as the timing of oil generation and the configuration of reservoirs. Unravel the deep history beneath Rionegro and see how millions of years of Earth's processes created the landscape and resources found there today. P. Geo. Ricardo A Valls, M. Sc. and Geo Gadfly Valls Geoconsultant ORCID ID- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5421-0914 Scopus Author ID: 7003369619/35335510700 ResearcherID: S-6604-2018 If you like this content, please "buy me a coffee" https://www.buymeacoffee.com/goldendroplets